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LOXIA CURVIROSTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Loxia curvirostra mean? 

LOXIA CURVIROSTRA (noun)
  The noun LOXIA CURVIROSTRA has 1 sense:

1. finch with a bill whose tips cross when closedplay

  Familiarity information: LOXIA CURVIROSTRA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOXIA CURVIROSTRA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

crossbill; Loxia curvirostra

Hypernyms ("Loxia curvirostra" is a kind of...):

finch (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)

Holonyms ("Loxia curvirostra" is a member of...):

genus Loxia; Loxia (crossbill)


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